Trial reportJournal of physical activity & health2012
Type of activity pacing instruction affects physical activity variability in adults with symptomatic knee or hip osteoarthritis.
Trial report in Journal of physical activity & health, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of a Tailored Activity Pacing Intervention on Fatigue and Physical Activity Behaviours in Adults with Multiple Sclerosis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- Unravelling the diversity of pacing behaviours in adults with chronic conditions: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2026Observational
- Effects of Behaviour Change Interventions Combined With Exercise on Device-Measured Physical Activity in People With Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of aging research · 2026Article
- Association between changes in habitual stepping activity and cognition in older adults.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Practical and Clinical Approaches Using Pacing to Improve Selfregulation in Special Populations such as Children and People with Mental Health or Learning Disabilities.Journal of rehabilitation medicine. Clinical communications · 2021Article
- Impact of variation in physical activity after total joint replacement.Journal of pain research · 2018Article
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- The Association between Symptoms, Pain Coping Strategies, and Physical Activity Among People with Symptomatic Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis.Frontiers in psychology · 2012Article
- Developing Occupation-Based Preventive Programs for Late-Middle-Aged Latino Patients in Safety-Net Health Systems.The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy AssociationArticle
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Abstract
backgroundIn a previous pilot study, the effect of 2 types of activity pacing instruction, general versus tailored, on osteoarthritis symptoms was examined and fatigue improved in the tailored group. Because activity pacing involves instruction on physical activity engagement, we undertook this secondary analysis to examine how pacing instruction affected physical activity patterns.
methodsThirty-two adults with knee or hip osteoarthritis, stratified by age and gender, received either tailored or general activity pacing instruction. All participants wore an accelerometer for 5 days that measured physical activity and allowed for repeated symptom assessment at baseline and 10-week follow-up. Activity patterns were assessed by examining physical activity variability (standard deviation of 5-day average activity counts per minute), and average activity level (5-day average activity counts per minute).
resultsPhysical activity variability decreased in the tailored group and increased in the general group. No significant group changes in average activity from baseline to 10-week follow-up were found.
conclusionIn this pilot study, type of activity pacing instruction affected objective physical activity patterns in adults with OA. Tailored activity pacing was more effective at reducing high and low activity bouts corresponding to the message of keeping a steady pace to reduce symptoms.
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